Dolly’s Pals Mini Cattle Co.
QUITMAN, ARK. - A small herd in central Arkansas, where black Angus gaze and miniature cattle peak in between. Paige Mcghee and her husband have been raising Angus beef cattle for over a decade, marketing between 25 and 35 replacement calves every fall and spring. Farming is just something Mcghee understands intimately, as she comes...
Miranda Jo Marrell, a first generation cowgirl
GENTRY, ARK. - Before the sun crests the hills of Northwest Arkansas, Miranda Jo Marrell is already tending to horses and cattle, coffee and Bible in hand. A first-generation cowgirl, she’s built a life where faith, hard work and horsemanship intertwine. Miranda’s goal is simple – to live with purpose and help others...
KayLynn Lysinger takes a stand with cows, conversations, and collaboration
LOWRY CITY, MO. - KayLynn Lysinger and her husband, Geoff, live near the Lysinger family farm in St. Clair County, Mo. with their children Hadleigh, Jack, and Kenneth. Weekends spent learning the values of farm life don’t seem long enough for the kids; tractor buddy seats stay occupied. KayLynn, Geoff,...
Bottled by hand and sold at the front gate
SUMMERS, ARK. - Logos fill the grocery aisles, promising “farm-fresh” milk from multimillion-dollar corporations bigger than some of the towns in Arkansas. But down a gravel road in the small town of Summers, Dry Creek Dairy is proving that “fresh” still means what it always did: milk bottled by hand and...
The quintessential model of the American versatile family horse
SEYMOUR, MO. - Chris Nerland was born in Iowa in 1954. His family moved to South Dakota and purchased a dairy farm, which he collectively owns with his siblings. Nerland graduated high school in 1972 and joined the Navy one year later. Nerland was introduced to his future wife, Susan, through his...
The Historic Benton Cabin
LEBANON, MO. - It sits unobtrusively on Highway 64, approximately six miles west of Lebanon Mo., and yet this humble log cabin has survived nearly two hundred years of history in what is now Laclede County, although it was built 10 years before the official establishment of said county.
Constructed by Abel Benton in about 1840 after...
Location: Northwest Arkansas
County: Washington, Madison, ETC
Owner: Jessica Bishop
History of the business: “A unique opportunity allowed me to leave my full-time career to focus on raising my daughters. Only a few months in I found myself longing for community and purpose- so I joined the Goshen Farmers Market as their first ever Market Manager. I focused heavily on vendor relationships...
Hometown: Prairie Grove, Ark.
County: Washington
Family Members: Sons, Pearson and Stetson
Just about every day of the week, you can find Justin and Sarah Bramall in the classroom sharing their deep love for agriculture. When their work is done at school, Justin and Sarah use their agricultural education to care for their own livestock.
Justin Bramall is the agriculture educator at Greenland...
Hometown: Schell City, MO
County: St. Clair
Parents: Amanda Evans
FFA chapter: Appleton City FFA
4-H club: Osage River 4-H
FFA Chapter advisor: Sarah Lieber
4-H club leader: Amanda Evans
What is your involvement in agriculture? My mom and grandparents have a small hobby farm that I help with, and I’m active in 4-H and FFA.
What is your favorite part of being involved in agriculture/living on...
Route 66’s Role in Connecting Farmers to America
SAPULPA, OKLA. - For generations of Oklahoma farmers, Route 66 was more than pavement stretching across the countryside – it was a pathway to survival, opportunity, and growth. Sapulpa, proudly known as the “Crossroads of America,” stands on this historic highway just outside of Highway 75, and now celebrates 100 years of...
Location: Nevada, Mo.
County: Vernon
Owners: Landon and Avery Hutchison, Justin and Charity Ogle
History of the business: Signature Livestock Sales was started in early 2026 as a collective idea between all members. We all have long histories in many facets of the livestock industry and wanted to offer a different online marketing opportunity to producers.
What are the products and services offered? We...
Maintaining clean watering systems on cattle farms aids in overall herd health
For cattle producers, keeping water troughs clean may seem like a small task...
The threat and long-term effects of the Asian Longhorn tick and theileriosis are a widespread and long-term concern of cattle producers, according to Kansas...
The United States Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of New World screwworm in the United States this past week.
The dangerous pest can seriously...
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